Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual page 246

to pedestrians, animals, bicycles or sta‐
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tionary vehicles, or unexpected obstacles
to complex traffic conditions
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to oncoming vehicles and crossing traffic
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As a result, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC may neither give warnings nor
intervene in such situations.
Always observe the traffic conditions
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carefully and react accordingly.
Operating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
and the variable limiter
Requirements:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC:
The electric parking brake is released.
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ESP is activated and is not intervening.
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The transmission is in position h.
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All the doors are closed.
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Check of the radar sensor system has been
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successfully completed.
Snow chain mode is not active
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( page 395).
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Variable limiter
The variable limiter is selected.
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J Adopts the stored/detected speed
±
Deactivates the variable limiter/Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC
1
Increases/decreases the speed
Driving and parking 243
K Increases/decreases the specified dis‐
tance
I
Switches between the limiter and Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC
To operate Active Distance Assist
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DISTRONIC or the variable limiter: press
the respective button with only one finger or
swipe on the control panel.
Switching between the limiter and Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Press I.
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Activating the variable limiter or Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC
To activate without a stored speed: press
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M, N or J. Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC: remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal.
The current vehicle speed is stored and
maintained (Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC) or limited (variable limiter) by
the vehicle.
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